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Lesson 4state The Thesis Statements of An Academic Text

The document discusses thesis statements and their key elements and features. It provides examples of strong and weak thesis statements. A good thesis statement is a complete sentence that states one main idea, includes a topic, argument, and evidence. It should express an opinion, list subtopics, and avoid stating the obvious topic. The last sentence in the introduction is typically the thesis statement.

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Lesson 4state The Thesis Statements of An Academic Text

The document discusses thesis statements and their key elements and features. It provides examples of strong and weak thesis statements. A good thesis statement is a complete sentence that states one main idea, includes a topic, argument, and evidence. It should express an opinion, list subtopics, and avoid stating the obvious topic. The last sentence in the introduction is typically the thesis statement.

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THESIS

STATEMENT
STATE THE THESIS
STATEMENTS OF AN
ACADEMIC TEXT.
THESIS STATEMENT
A thesis statement is a complete sentence that contains
one main idea.
This idea controls the content of the entire essay.
This can be found usually at the end of an
introduction.
A thesis statement can be one sentence. If necessary, it
can also be two or three sentences.
ELEMENTS OF A THESIS
STATEMENT
Example 1:
1. Topic – The Harry Potter book series
2. Argument – stole many fantastical elements
from The Lord of the Rings series
3. Evidence – giant spiders, dangerous hooded
undead creatures (Dementors and Nazgul), and
a wise mentor.
ELEMENTS OF A THESIS
STATEMENT
Example 1:
The Harry Potter book series stole many
fantastical elements from the Lord of the Rings
series. Some of the uncanny similarities include
giant spiders, dangerous hooded undead creatures,
and a wise mentor that the hero must learn to
survive without.
ELEMENTS OF A THESIS
STATEMENT
Example 2:
Topic – Cheese
1. Argument – has healthy tendencies
2. Evidence – calcium helps bones and teeth,
boosts the growth of good bacteria in the gut,
and the protein helps cells repair themselves.
ELEMENTS OF A THESIS
STATEMENT
Example 2:
Research has shown that cheese has healthy
tendencies because its calcium provides necessary
nutrients for the growth of bone and teeth, it
boosts the growth of food bacteria in the gut, and
it has protein that helps cells repair themselves.
FEATURES OF A THESIS
STATEMENT
1. A thesis statement states the main
idea of the essay in a complete
sentence, not in a question.
FEATURES OF A THESIS
STATEMENT
Poor example: Why do I want to be a
teacher?
(in question form)
Improved version: Being a teacher is a
great profession because it allows me to
work with students and be creative.
FEATURES OF A THESIS
STATEMENT
Poor example: The sport of mountain
climbing.
(not a complete sentence)
Improved version: The sport of mountain
climbing has allowed me to get in better
shape and meet some interesting people.
FEATURES OF A THESIS
STATEMENT
2. Thesis statement is typically the last
sentence in your introduction.
FEATURES OF A THESIS
STATEMENT
 Example:
For most of my life I have lived with bad health, smelly
clothes, and a chronic cough. My children and husband
begged me to stop the habit that caused these conditions, but
I couldn’t. The habit of smoking had wrapped its addicting
arms around me and was slowly strangling me until one day
I realized I had to stop. This realization came after three
terrifying events occurred in my family.
FEATURES OF A THESIS
STATEMENT
3. A good thesis statement often
expresses a writer’s opinion or attitude
on a particular topic. This makes the
thesis statement more specific and
requires the writer to explain or prove
his/her opinion in the essay.
FEATURES OF A THESIS
STATEMENT
Poor example: I learned to play many
musical instruments when I was young.
Improved version: Learning to play many
musical instruments when I was young
helped me to become a more intelligent
and well-rounded person.
FEATURES OF A THESIS
STATEMENT
4. A good thesis statement often lists sub-
points or subtopics.
FEATURES OF A THESIS
STATEMENT
Poor example: La Union is a great place to visit.
Improved version: La Union offers various
tourist attractions, delicious native cuisines, and a
relaxing climate.
The underlined ideas are the sub-points which
will be elaborated further in the body of the
essay.
FEATURES OF A THESIS
STATEMENT
5. Good thesis statement does not state
the obvious or announce directly the
topic. Avoid using starters like, “The
essay will discuss…” or “I’m going to
write about…”..
FEATURES OF A THESIS
STATEMENT
Poor example: This essay is about the
effects of smoking to a person.
Improved version: Smoking has
disastrous effects to a person’s health,
relationship with others, and to the
environment.
PRACTICE 1:
1. School breakfasts should be funded
because they have benefits for all
children.
2. How can women make better
decisions for their family?
PRACTICE 1:
3. Computers have changed our society.
4. The topic of this paper is alcoholism.
5. How to Grow Prize-Winning Roses
PRACTICE:
Direction: Create a thesis statement based
on the following information.
PRACTICE:
1. Topic: Education is important to have.
Supports:
a. It could enable one to get a better paying job.
b. It makes a person a more interesting individual.
c. It makes a person a more informed citizen.
PRACTICE:
2. Topic: Bowling is a sport for everyone.
Supports:
a. It is not limited to any age group.
b. It can be played at any time.
c. It does not require any expensive
equipment.
PRACTICE:
Direction: Identify the thesis statement in
each of the following text.
PRACTICE:
1. Psychologists have argued for decades about how a
person’s character is formed. Numerous psychologists
believe that one’s birth order (i.e. place in the family as
the youngest, oldest, or middle child) has the greatest
influence. I believe birth order can have a significant
impact in the formation of a child’s character based on my
own experience growing up in a family of four children.
Birth order can strongly affect one’s relationship with
parents, relationships with others, and how one views
responsibility as an adult.
PRACTICE:
2. One sign of pregnancy is nausea upon
awakening. Other signs are increase in size and
tenderness of the breasts. Still other signs
include increase in the frequency of urination
and an increase in the size of the abdomen.
Thus, aside from pregnancy tests, a woman can
sometimes recognize the early signs and
symptoms of pregnancy.

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